Combined laundry-bag holder and weight indicator



Dec. 1924- 1,520,372

P. R. SYERS COMBINED LAUNDRY BAG HOLDER AND WEIGHT INDICATOR Filed April 2'7, 1922.

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Patented Dec. 23, 1924.

"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL' RsYERs, or mnmnaronls, INDIANA.

COMBINED LAUNDRY-BAG HOLDER AND WEIGHT INDICATOR.

" Application filed April 27, 1922. Serial No. 556,906.

To all cw/tom itmay camera;

Be it lmown that I, "Paul R. Srnns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of, Marion and State of'In diana, have invented certain new and -useful lmprovements in Combined Laundry-Bag Holders and Weight Indica tors, which the".following is a specifica- (ions? i i This; invention Qrelates to a .combined laundry bag holder and. weight indicator, and the prime feature of. the invention is the provision of; means for. holding the mouth of "a "laundry be in open position with wh iehlis Combined means for indicating when goods of acertainiweight has been A' further 1 feature of the invention is the provision of means for concealing from view theindicating parts. until the, proper goods f been deposited ajfurther featurdbfQ the invention is the provision of means for, receiving balancing weights of different sizes whereby it will require a greater ortles s .amount of goods to cause the operationfoftheweight indieating,mechanism. a

Other bje cts"and advantages will be hereinafter more fully set forth and pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combined device with a bag shown thereon in dot-ted lines, and

Figure 2 is a side elevation .thereof showing the position of parts by dotted lines.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a frame, preferably rectangular in general outline and having adjacent its lower end, feet 2 which extend laterally from the frame and hold the parts in. upright position Forwardly of the frame 1 are standards 3 which are connected together at their upper ends vby means of a cross bar 4 thereby forming a substantially rectangular structure similar to the frame 1, and co-operatin with the standards 3.-and preferably pivoted to the lower ends thereof are auxiliary standards '5, the upper ends 6 of which are preferably inclined at an angle to the general trend of the auxiliary standards, while the auxiliary standards are normally inclined outwardly away from the main standards 3. The lower ends of the auxiliary standards 5 are pivoted to the lower ends of the standards 3 by a Pi VOlZ bOlt I- which extends transversely through both sets of standards, said pivot bolt forming a bearing for one end of a platform 8 positioned between the lower ends of the standards, the platform beingheld in substantiallyfixed relation with the auxiliary standards means of'straps 9, consequent- 1y when the auxiliary standards are swung back. and forth the platform will move therewith. z 5 The main standards 3 and the auxiliary standards 5 are designed to support a. laundry bag and at the, same time hold the' mouth thereof in open position,'and.in-gac'- complishing. this result the bag 10, shown-by dotted lines in Figure 1, is rested upon the plat form 8 and the open end thereof brought to the upper ends of-saidstandards and a portion 'of t-he open end folded over and engaged over the upper ends of the main standards and cross bari and theends-G of the auxiliary standards, consequently the outward swinging tendency'ofthe auxiliary standards will serve to hold the mouth-of the bag open so that articles may be; readily introduced into the bag. s

In laundry work, it. is customary to place a certain amount of goods 1n the'bag ar-- then wash the samewhile still in thebag,

bntin the event too large a quantity of the goods is placed in the bag at; one time the washing process will not be successfully performed, and to obviate the possibility of placing too much of the goods within the bag. means is provided for designating ap proximately when a prescribed number of pounds of the goods have been placed within the bag. To this end a weight receiving beam 11 is positioned in the rear of the frame I, said beam likewise being substantially rectangular in outline and is connected with the standards 3 by rocker arms 12, preferably two to each side of the frame. and said rocker arms are pivoted at their ends to the standards 3 and beam 11, and are also pivoted to the frame 1, the standards 3 preferably being in closer proximity to the frame than the beam 11, consequent- 1y causing the beam to have action-similar to the beam of an ordinary scale.

Removably mounted upon the horizontal portion 13 of the beamrll is a weight 14, said Weight being slotted so that it will readily receive the horizontal section 13. and this weight determines the quantity of goods that must be placed within the bag before the beam 11 will be overba-lanced and caused to ascend. It is preferable to normally retain the weight 14 out of View of the operator so that when the prescribed quantity of goods is deposited in the bag the operation of the weight indicating mechanism will positively attract the attention of the operator by exposing the face of the weight to view and this is accomplished by placing a shield in front of the Weight 14, when said Weight is in lowered position, said shield being preferably supported from the frame 1 in any suitable manner as by means of brackets 16.

In operation, the bag is engaged with the ends of the standards 3 and 5 and rested upon the platform after which a s'ufiicient amount of goods is placed within the bag to cause the platform and parts with which it is connected to descend, and through the medium of the rocker arms 12 cause the beam 11 and Weight thereon to ascend thereby indicating to the operator that the prescribed amount of goods has been deposited Within the bag. The upper ends of the auxiliary standards 5 are then swung inwardly to release the upper end of the bag when said bag is removed from the platform, and upon removing the be from the platform the beam 11 will again descend and elevate the platform and parts attached thereto, the weight 14 again disappearing from view in the rear of the shield 15. If it is desired to Wash a greater or less amount of goods, a heavier or lighter Weight is placed upon the horizontal section 13 of the beam. i

All the parts of the structure indicated are preferably constructed of metal, consequently providing a very strong and durable form of device, and by mounting the bag supporting parts, as shown, the number of pounds of goods Within the bag will be reliably indicated and Without requiring un due attention of the operator who is depositing the goods Within the bag.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. In a combined bag holder and Weight indicator, :1 substantially rectangular supporting frame, rocker arms pivoted to the supporting frame, a pair of main standards pivoted to the rocker arms, a platform pivoted to the lower end of the main standards, a pair of auxiliary standards carried by the platform and provided with free upper ends formed for engagement with the bag, means for supporting other portions of the bag from the main standards, and a weight receiving beam pivotally carried on the other ends of said rocker arms, substantially as set forth.

2. In a combined laundry bag holder and Weight indicator, a supporting frame, a pair of fixed standards, auxiliary standards having their lower ends pivoted to the lower ends of the main standards, the upper ends of said standards retaining the mouth of frame, and means for supporting a laundry bag and retaining the mouth thereof in open position, of a weight retaining beam, rocker arms connecting said beam to the bag supporting mechanism, means for pivotally connecting the rocker arms to said frame, and means for concealing the weight on said beam from View until a prescribed quantity of goods hasbeen placed in said bag.

i. A bag holder for Weight indicators comprising main standards having means at their upper ends for supporting a portion of the mouth of a bag, a platform pivoted to the lower ends of said main standards, auxiliary standards carried by the platform and having ends extended for engagement with other portions of the mouth of the bag to support the same in open position, substantia-lly'as set forth.

5. A; bag holder for weight indicators comprising main standards having means at their upper ends for supporting a portion of the mouth of a bag, a platform pivoted to the louver ends of said main standards, auxiliary standards carried by the platform and having ends extended for engagement with other portions of the mouth of the bag to support the same in open position, a Weight receiving beam, and a supporting frame for supporting the bag holder and Weight receiving beam on opposite sides thereof, substantially as set forth.

6. In a combined laundry bag holder and Weight indicator, a frame, means for pivotally supporting a laundry bag therefrom, a Weight receiving beam, means pivotally connecting said beam to said frame, and means for concealing the weight on said beam from view until a prescribed quantity of goods has been placed in the bag, substantially' as set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 22nd day of April, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-two. 

